Episodes

  • with Tue Greenfort
    Aug 30 2022
    In this episode of KÖNIG KUNST, Johann König speaks with Danish artist Tue Greenfort. They are talking about his new exhibition EQUILIBRIUM which is an expansive installation, consisting of a variety of new and some earlier works that occupies the entire NAVE of ST. AGNES.
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    56 mins
  • with Bosco Sodi
    Mar 18 2022
    In this episode of KÖNIG KUNST, Johann König speaks with the Mexican artist Bosco Sodi. is known for his richly textured, vividly colored large-scale paintings. They talk about his journey as an artist and his art practice.
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    32 mins
  • with Kris Martin
    Mar 10 2022
    In this episode of KÖNIG KUNST, Johann König speaks with the Belgian conceptual artist Kris Martin. He is known for strictly conceptual works in various media. They talk about his background in architecture to becoming an artist and his art practice.
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    43 mins
  • with Arghavan Khosravi
    Feb 4 2022
    In this new episode of KÖNIG KUNST, Johann König speaks with Arghavan Khosravi about her journey as an artist and her inspirations. Arghavan Khosravi (b. 1984, Shahr-e-Kord) grew up in Iran and moved to the United States in 2015, where she is still based.
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    46 mins
  • with Bernar Venet
    Jan 14 2022
    In this episode of KÖNIG KUNST, Johann König speaks with the French conceptual artist Bernar Venet. They talk about how Venet became an artist and what brought him to his curved, metal sculptures. Through this episode we can understand what drives his work and find out more about his encounter with Marcel Duchamp and how influencial he has been for Venet. Last but not least, tune in to find out more about the upcoming exhibition „60 Years of Sculpture, Painting and Performance“ at the Kunsthalle Berlin, Tempelhof Airport.
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    50 mins
  • with Alicja Kwade
    Dec 17 2021
    In this new episode of KÖNIG KUNST, Johann König speaks with the contemporary visual artist Alicja Kwade. Kwade’s work, which is internationally acclaimed and exhibited in the biggest museums around the globe, investigates and questions the structures of our reality within society and reflects on our perceptual habits in everyday life. In this episode, she talks about her childhood, her move to Germany, her relationship to her father and how all these elements influenced her in becoming the artist she is today. Moreover, she explains the concepts of space, time, science and philosophy which all impact her practice and how she developed her specific artistic style.
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    46 mins
  • ...with Refik Anadol
    Nov 10 2021
    In this episode of WAS MIT KUNST, Johann König speaks with Refik Anadol whose colossal show just opened at the gallery’s Berlin location in St. Agnes. Anadol is a pioneer in the world of rare digital art and crypto collectibles. In the podcast, he talks about the various phases in his life that made him the artist he is today. He recollects his childhood and upbringing, his university time and speaks about his team at the Refik Anadol Studio in Los Angeles. Anadol’s second large-scale solo exhibition in Germany, MACHINE HALLUCINATIONS: NATURE DREAMS, is on view at KÖNIG GALERIE until the 17th of December.
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    53 mins